17 August 2007: Afternoon By The Morning News — 17 Aug 2007 After one day of deliberation, jury convicts Jose Padilla on terror charges. Poll shows most Americans are already distrustful of the Army's next Iraq assessment. Led by a general with a history of failures, the State Department's embassy construction unit is in hot water. Former South African minister becomes first senior member of white regime to be convicted for apartheid-era crimes. "There is no law against someone making you feel uncomfortable." Quick release of arrested pedophile blogger has parents perplexed and lawyers eager to explain. Besides trash receptacles, New York's pay phones are one of the city's best ad spots. A boulder always has a friend in India's Society to Save Rocks. TSA hires 500 behavior detection officers, and the bald eagle sheds a tear. Cranky Ann, the street-walker: a story of Chicago in chunks. The University of Illinois's Digitized Book of the Week. In today's Non-Expert, Eric Feezell straps on skates to dispense slapshot dating advice. Stars, guns, two guns, animals with multiple heads: Terrorist logos deconstructed. The seven wonders of the totalitarian world. Don't worry CD--we were obsolete at 25 too.
